History
Facebook was created by a Harvard student in 2003, to provide a detailed networking system. Twitter was created in 2006 to provide a quick, simple way to communicate with friends.
Goals
Twitter is designed for rapid personal updates, to supply the social networking that its constituents desire. Facebook is constructed to provide more in-depth, time consuming methods for its members to socialize.
Basic Applications
Twitter allows its members to "follow" other members. This permits the user to be alerted immediately when an update is posted. Facebook provides a multitude of outlets including messaging--both instant and in email format--plus pictures, videos, wall posts and different notifications for its users.
Layout
Twitter's layout consists of a chronological list of the user's updates, and responses from followers to those updates. Facebook's layout consists of the same list in addition to notifications about the other social outlets provided.
Demographics
Most members of Facebook and Twitter are between the ages of 18-34. However, Facebook's biggest area of growth is in the 55-plus age group; Twitter's is in the 20s.
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